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myrlie evers-williams, widow of slain civil rights leader medgar evers, will deliver the invocation. as he did four years ago, president obama will use abraham lincoln's bible when he takes the oath of office. and this time, he will also use a bible of reverend martin luther king, jr. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of king's march on washington and the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. >>> washington's national cathedral announced this week that it will begin performing same-sex marriages, effective immediately. the cathedral's dean gary hall admitted that gay marriage is a point of disagreement, but called the decision an effort to fully include gays and lesbians in the life of the church. last year, the episcopal church approved a blessing for same-sex marriages. it remains up to individual bishops to decide how, and if, the blessing is used in their dioceses. >>> we have a lucky severson story today on the enormous prison population in louisiana, 40,0 opleehind bars, and that state's unusual attempts to pay the costs -- private for-profit jails and even rodeos.
myrlie evers-williams, widow of slain civil rights leader medgar evers, will deliver the invocation. as he did four years ago, president obama will use abraham lincoln's bible when he takes the oath of office. and this time, he will also use a bible of reverend martin luther king, jr. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of king's march on washington and the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. >>> washington's national cathedral announced this week that it will begin...
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many of the legends of the civil rights era. you know, the andy youngs and the stokley carr mulocks and the lrs goes -- carrmichaels, i felt for myself they should understand that history and understand that struggle. >>ifill: why did you, after understanding your father and mother's history, decide the elected path? >> my parents taught us that education was the line to the insatiable dream. my father drilling our heads, make sure you're a change agent, whatever field you're going into, whether field of medicine like my sister or my brother or me. carver, but it's not about politics it's about public service. and i had the audacity to run for public office when i was 20 years old, announced i was going to run when i was 20, 21 years old and win. and now i'm running for lieutenant governor all because my father and others like him have given so much to the state of south carolina, i really feel it's my responsibility to give as much as i have to make sure that people have access, and they fought for access during the march on wa
many of the legends of the civil rights era. you know, the andy youngs and the stokley carr mulocks and the lrs goes -- carrmichaels, i felt for myself they should understand that history and understand that struggle. >>ifill: why did you, after understanding your father and mother's history, decide the elected path? >> my parents taught us that education was the line to the insatiable dream. my father drilling our heads, make sure you're a change agent, whatever field you're going...
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some of them were there to support president kennedy's civil rights act. some of them were going there to say, "no, we don't support that. it's not strong enough. of some of them were there to say something different. and, yet, it all came together in this incredibly symbolic and historic event. >> brown: that was linda chapin of orlando, florida. you can find her story and other firsthand accounts, at "memories of the march" on the pbs website, "black culture connection." now, gwen ifill has the final installment of her series of conversations on the march. >> ifill: from james madison's condemnation of slavery in 1813, to lincoln's gettysburg address in 1863, to woodrow wilson's endormts of segregation in 1913, and to reverend martin luther king jr.'s words at the lincoln memorial in 1963, key moments in america's journey toward freedom have played out in what historian taylor branch describes as 50-year blinks, but 50 years after king talked about his dream, has america fulfilled the demands made by those who marched on washington? a new documentary, se
some of them were there to support president kennedy's civil rights act. some of them were going there to say, "no, we don't support that. it's not strong enough. of some of them were there to say something different. and, yet, it all came together in this incredibly symbolic and historic event. >> brown: that was linda chapin of orlando, florida. you can find her story and other firsthand accounts, at "memories of the march" on the pbs website, "black culture...
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she was the first lady of civil rights, the mother of the freedom movement. mourners lined up in three cities to pay their respects in montgomery, alabama. at the u.s. capitol, where she was the first woman and only second african american to lie in honor. and in her adopted hometown of detroit, where her funeral ran for more than seven hours. everyone agreed that the 92- year-old parks had made history when she refused to give up her seat on a montgomery, alabama city bus in 1955. her arrest sparked a 382-day bus boycott that caught the attention of a movement and a nation. but there was more to rosa parks' action that day, which was neither as random or as isolated as it came to be seen. now, on the 100th anniversary of her birth, a new biography explores "the rebellious life of mrs. rosa parks". the author is jeane theoharis, a professor of political science at brooklyn college of the city university of new york. the word "rebellion" doesn't usually appear in what we think about rosa parks. >> right. and that's her word. she talks about having a life histo
she was the first lady of civil rights, the mother of the freedom movement. mourners lined up in three cities to pay their respects in montgomery, alabama. at the u.s. capitol, where she was the first woman and only second african american to lie in honor. and in her adopted hometown of detroit, where her funeral ran for more than seven hours. everyone agreed that the 92- year-old parks had made history when she refused to give up her seat on a montgomery, alabama city bus in 1955. her arrest...
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commission on civil rights. welcome to you both. starting with you lee bolinger, how do you interpret this very narrow ruling? >> well, i think the first thing to note -- and it's really important -- is that the court and seven justices affirmed the gruder case and also the pall opinion in bacchi. every time the court does that, it creates another precedent. under the doctrine of starry desighs it that makes affirmative action in higher education all the more secure. we don't really know what the decision means in terms of additional proof. the court was quite big. it's important to realize there were both conservative and liberal justices that agreed to that. we'll just have to see what the meaning of that is. >> ifill: they didn't knock it down. so that's good news. what do you think? >> as justice scalia points out, the petitioner didn't actually challenge gruder in this case. that's an issue for another day. i agree this is not an earth-shaking opinion. ms. fisher did win the case. the case will be remanded back to the fifth cir
commission on civil rights. welcome to you both. starting with you lee bolinger, how do you interpret this very narrow ruling? >> well, i think the first thing to note -- and it's really important -- is that the court and seven justices affirmed the gruder case and also the pall opinion in bacchi. every time the court does that, it creates another precedent. under the doctrine of starry desighs it that makes affirmative action in higher education all the more secure. we don't really know...
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that's happening right now. but, most important, those men and women that we ask to fight and die, they deserve a policy worthy of their sacrifices. they, in my opinion, do not have that policy today. >> suarez: on "fox news sunday" last weekend, south carolina senator lindsey graham made clear that republicans have not forgotten or forgiven. >> i can tell you there would be very little republican support for his nomination. at the end of the day, there will be very few votes. >> suarez: meanwhile a group of republican and democratic officials have written to the president, expressing their support for hagel, and they're mounting a campaign with radio ads. >> i've know him since his early days in the senate. we have consulted and talked often about foreign policy. >> suarez: former ambassador thomas pickering is one of hagel's supporters. over a long career, he's gone through the confirmation process nine times. does this process that happens before a nomination and before a hearing get you better nominees, get
that's happening right now. but, most important, those men and women that we ask to fight and die, they deserve a policy worthy of their sacrifices. they, in my opinion, do not have that policy today. >> suarez: on "fox news sunday" last weekend, south carolina senator lindsey graham made clear that republicans have not forgotten or forgiven. >> i can tell you there would be very little republican support for his nomination. at the end of the day, there will be very few...